Monday, November 1, 2010

On November 5th, there is a major festival for all Indians called Deepawali. It is the most celebrated festival in India and among Indians living abroad. The name of this festival translates to "festival of lights". Celebrating Deepawali for Hindus is as important as celebrating Christmas for Christians.

The festival Deepawali universally signifies the renewal of life. The festival ends with the most brilliant fireworks all over India, illuminating the night skies.

I started decorating my house for Deepawali.

For more memorable centerpieces, tablescapes, and recipes (including gluten free recipes), please check out my book, Entertaining From an Ethnic Indian Kitchen, at my website komalinunna.com.

17 comments:

Hi Komali,this little peek of your decoration look very nice. I am sure, you decorate your whole house wonderful and surely there will be served a lot of nice and yummy food and you will celebrate this festival with friends and family. I wish you a very nice holiday and lots of lights on the way of your life.Greetings, Johanna

Ohhh...sooo very beautiful! I love your very large candle lantern...it's gorgeous! Your table covering is sooo beautiful! The fresh flowers, the beautiful candle light, and the lovely table linens make for a very beautiful vignette! Thank you for sharing it with us!

How gorgeous, I can just imagine all the fabulous food for this wonderful celebration Komali. The lantern is beautiful along with the tablecloth. Thank you for sharing and have a lovely holliday. Lots of hugs, FABBY

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I am a chemist. After my children went to college, I decided to follow my passion - cooking and entertaining. I wrote and published a book called Entertaining From an Ethnic Indian Kitchen. My book is a fusion of Eastern philosophy with Western style. It is a cookbook, entertaining book and coffee table book all in one. It is a 320-page hardbound book with over 260 luscious photographs. This book will make the most beautiful coffee table book to salivate your taste buds and stimulate your mind with Indian culture and traditions. My goal is to demystify Indian food and promote the health benefits of spices. Please check out my website, http://www.komalinunna.com, for more information about my book. My other hobbies include gardening, flower arranging, cake decorating and tablescaping. I want to share all the beautiful things that inspire me. I hope that this blog is a source of accessible and attainable information for people who visit. I would love to hear from you. Please leave me a note by clicking on the comments section at the end of each blog. You can send me an email at komali@komalinunna.com.
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